6001. Ángel Crespo

Spanish poet, translator and essayist, a major figure in postwar Spanish poetry known for his translations from Portuguese and Italian and for his lyrical, nature-inflected work.

6002. Wilfried Stroh

German Arabist and scholar of modern Arabic literature

6003. Edmund Spenser

English poet of the Elizabethan era, best known for the epic allegorical poem The Faerie Queene; also author of The Shepheardes Calender and Amoretti.

6004. José Morales Marín

6005. Eric Schwitzgebel

American philosopher and professor known for work in philosophy of mind, experimental philosophy, moral psychology, and ethics; faculty at the University of California, Riverside.

6006. Juan Ramón Jiménez

Spanish poet and essayist, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (1956), best known for the prose-poem Platero y yo and for his lyrical, modernist poetry. He spent years in exile after the Spanish Civil War and lived in Puerto Rico and the United States.

6007. John C. Bogle

Founder and longtime CEO of The Vanguard Group, pioneer of index mutual funds, investor and author advocating low-cost investing.

6008. Rudy Rucker

American mathematician, computer scientist, and science fiction author best known for cyberpunk and 'transreal' fiction (including the Ware novels) as well as nonfiction on mathematics and computing.

6009. Joaquín Navarro-Valls

Spanish physician, journalist and academic who served as Director of the Holy See Press Office and the Vatican's spokesperson from 1984 to 2006.

6010. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Brazilian Catholic intellectual, writer and traditionalist activist; founder and longtime leader of the conservative lay movement Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), noted for anti-communist and socially conservative positions.

6011. David M. Malone

6012. Pietra Rivoli

American author, economist and professor of finance and international business at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, best known for the book 'The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy' examining globalization and trade.

6013. John Rolfe

English settler and tobacco planter in early Virginia; credited with introducing profitable tobacco cultivation to the Jamestown colony and known for his marriage to Pocahontas (Rebecca Rolfe).

6014. Patricia Beard

6015. Quino

Argentine cartoonist and illustrator, best known as the creator of the comic strip Mafalda; noted for his satirical and socially observant cartoons.

6016. Baltasar Gracián

Spanish Jesuit priest, Baroque prose writer, moralist and philosopher, best known for his aphoristic work The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Oráculo manual) and the novel El Criticón.

6017. Neville Goddard

Barbadian-born American author, mystic, and lecturer (1905–1972) known for teachings on imagination, the Law of Assumption, and New Thought metaphysics; author of works such as Feeling Is the Secret and The Power of Awareness.

6018. Javier Cercas

Spanish novelist, essayist and professor of Spanish literature, known for blending fiction and non-fiction in works such as 'Soldados de Salamina' (Soldiers of Salamis) and 'Anatomía de un instante' (The Anatomy of a Moment).

6019. Don Richard Riso

American author, teacher, and co-founder of the Enneagram Institute, known for developing and popularizing the modern Enneagram of Personality and for books such as 'The Wisdom of the Enneagram' and 'Personality Types'.

6020. Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo

Spanish philologist, literary critic, historian and scholar (1856–1912), known for his influential work on Spanish literature, literary history, and conservative Catholic cultural criticism.

6021. Garcilaso de la Vega

Spanish Renaissance poet and soldier (1501–1536), credited with introducing Italian poetic forms—especially the sonnet—into Spanish literature; noted for his eclogues, elegies and sonnets.

6022. Alejandro Casona

Spanish playwright and poet (1903–1965), known by the pen name Alejandro Casona. Noted for lyrical, often fantastical plays such as La sirena varada and La dama del alba; worked as a teacher, went into exile in Latin America after the Spanish Civil War, and was a prominent figure in 20th-century Spanish theatre.

6023. John Julius Norwich

British popular historian, travel writer and broadcaster, known for accessible histories of Venice, the Byzantine Empire and Sicily; styled 2nd Viscount Norwich.

6024. Catholic Church

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian church, a worldwide religious institution led by the Pope and organized through the Holy See and local dioceses; it traces its origins to Jesus Christ and the apostles.

6025. Miguel León-Portilla

Mexican anthropologist, historian and scholar of Nahuatl language and Aztec literature and philosophy, known for works such as The Broken Spears and for pioneering studies in indigenous Mesoamerican thought.

6026. Ramsey Dukes

Pen name of Lionel Snell (born 1945), a British writer and occultist known for books and essays on modern magic (notably SSOTBME) and contributions to contemporary magical thought.

6027. Tomáš Halík

Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and sociologist of religion; professor at Charles University in Prague, author and public intellectual (recipient of the 2014 Templeton Prize).

6028. John C. Polkinghorne

English theoretical physicist, Anglican priest, theologian, and author known for his work in particle physics and for writings on the relationship between science and religion.

6029. Elena Ferrante

Pseudonymous Italian novelist best known for the Neapolitan Novels (including My Brilliant Friend). The author's true identity has not been publicly confirmed.

6030. Arthur M. Jensen

American psychologist and psychometrician known for research on human intelligence and psychometrics, and for controversial work on race and intelligence; long-time professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.

6031. Hans Urs von Balthasar

Swiss Catholic priest and one of the leading Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century; founder/co-founder of the journal Communio and author of major multivolume works including The Glory of the Lord, Theo-Drama, and Theo-Logic, noted for his theology of beauty, drama, and logic.

6032. Paul Verlaine

French poet associated with the Symbolist movement, known for lyric collections such as Romances sans paroles and Fêtes galantes; notable for his musical versification and tumultuous relationship with Arthur Rimbaud.

6033. Stephen Batchelor

Scottish author, scholar, and teacher of Buddhism (born 1953). A former Buddhist monk known for a secular/agnostic interpretation of Buddhist teachings; author of works such as Buddhism Without Beliefs.

6034. Robert Royal

American author, editor, and commentator on Catholicism, culture, and public affairs; founder and president of the Faith & Reason Institute and editor of the online journal The Catholic Thing.

6035. Alejandro Jodorowsky

Chilean filmmaker, playwright, poet, actor, novelist and comic-book writer, also long based in France. Known for avant-garde films such as El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973), and for his work on psychomagic and tarot.

6036. Gonzalo Martínez Díez

Spanish historian specializing in medieval Spain, particularly the history of Castile; author of works including 'El Condado de Castilla (711–1038)'.

6037. Karl May

German writer (1842–1912), best known for adventure novels set in the American Old West and the Orient, creator of characters such as Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.

6038. Andrea Marcolongo

Italian writer and essayist specializing in classical languages and philology, best known for the bestseller La lingua geniale (The Ingenious Language), which popularizes Ancient Greek for contemporary readers.

6039. Flannery O'Connor

American novelist and short-story writer associated with the Southern Gothic tradition, known for darkly comic, often grotesque characters and overt Catholic themes. Major works include the short-story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' and the novels 'Wise Blood' and 'The Violent Bear It Away'. Died of complications from lupus.

6040. Yasser Seirawan

Syrian-born American chess grandmaster, author and commentator, known for his tournament play, writings on chess and promotion of the game.

6041. Thomas Cathcart

American author and humorist best known for coauthoring popular books that explain philosophy with jokes, including 'Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar' (with Daniel Klein).

6042. P.G. Wodehouse

English author and comic novelist, best known for the Jeeves and Wooster stories and the Blandings Castle series; prolific writer of novels, short stories and plays.

6043. Javier García Campayo

Spanish psychiatrist and academic researcher known for work on mindfulness-based interventions, self-compassion and mental health; affiliated with the University of Zaragoza.

6044. Charles Péguy

French poet, essayist and publisher, founder of the review Cahiers de la Quinzaine, known for writings that blend socialism, nationalism and Catholic faith; killed in action early in World War I.

6045. Luis de Granada

Spanish Dominican friar and influential 16th-century devotional writer, best known for works such as 'Guía de pecadores' (Guide for Sinners) and other ascetical and spiritual manuals.

6046. Robert I. Sutton

American academic in management and organizational behavior, professor at Stanford University and author of books on workplace behavior (e.g., The No Asshole Rule, Good Boss, Bad Boss).

6047. Sahar Hashemi

British entrepreneur and author, co-founder of Coffee Republic and author of the business memoir "Anyone Can Do It".

6048. Luigi Barzini

Italian journalist, war correspondent and author, best known for his book The Italians (1964).

6049. Various

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6050. Lorenzo Scupoli

Italian Catholic priest and devotional writer, best known as the author of The Spiritual Combat (Il combattimento spirituale), a classic work of ascetical spirituality.